Message from @Suzaku Kururugi

Discord ID: 555721181907386390


2019-03-14 11:53:01 UTC  

its too young, too unproven

2019-03-14 11:53:14 UTC  

and americans are too tight on their finances

2019-03-14 11:53:16 UTC  

I don't think there's enough support for the idea

2019-03-14 11:53:29 UTC  

but its something we'll see talked about more and more

2019-03-14 11:53:29 UTC  

Nobody wants a massive tax like to pay for this

2019-03-14 11:53:46 UTC  

i'd actually agree that it's not going to happen in 2020

2019-03-14 11:53:46 UTC  

universal health care will still be the top issue

2019-03-14 11:54:00 UTC  

That will be definitely be a big one

2019-03-14 11:54:06 UTC  

I just hope we have UBI by 2040 or so

2019-03-14 11:54:30 UTC  

Well I wouldn't bet on that man don't listen to politicians that promise you free stuff

2019-03-14 11:55:13 UTC  

Well one state already has UBI

2019-03-14 11:55:20 UTC  

although it's only like 1000 a year

2019-03-14 11:55:40 UTC  

And that's the problem we could probably only afford to do a thousand a year

2019-03-14 11:55:43 UTC  

do you mean Alaska?

2019-03-14 11:55:46 UTC  

Yes

2019-03-14 11:55:54 UTC  

because thats not exactly basic income

2019-03-14 11:56:02 UTC  

I think its called a Residency credit

2019-03-14 11:56:17 UTC  

and its literally Alaska paying to keep people living there

2019-03-14 11:57:13 UTC  

I don't understand how people live off of $1,000 a month

2019-03-14 11:57:27 UTC  

Well, it depends on what part of the country you live in

2019-03-14 11:57:34 UTC  

in NYC obviously it would be impossible

2019-03-14 11:57:36 UTC  

or LA

2019-03-14 11:57:41 UTC  

My car payment and insurance is almost $1,000 a month

2019-03-14 11:58:06 UTC  

In fact, i'd go as far as to say it's not possible anywhere on the pacific coast or north east

2019-03-14 11:58:16 UTC  

but if you move to somewhere in the heartland

2019-03-14 11:58:21 UTC  

a small town

2019-03-14 11:58:25 UTC  

it's doable

2019-03-14 11:58:39 UTC  

yeah thats fair... its impossible on the West Coast

2019-03-14 11:58:47 UTC  

I have a friend in Texas that pays 400 a month for rent

2019-03-14 11:58:51 UTC  

Montana, Wyoming, doable

2019-03-14 11:58:52 UTC  

utilities included

2019-03-14 12:01:16 UTC  

Without overtime I make about 1300 a week and I feel like I need to make more

2019-03-14 12:01:48 UTC  

I can't imagine stretching one of those paychecks for an entire month

2019-03-14 12:02:49 UTC  

rural America would be the area hit hardest by automation, and is being hit hard right now by the trade deficit and trade wars

2019-03-14 12:02:55 UTC  

thats where Basic Income would do the most good

2019-03-14 12:03:05 UTC  

metropolitan areas have other problems

2019-03-14 18:25:15 UTC  

Humans are making themselves obsolete, and we don't even know what to do about it.

2019-03-15 11:23:11 UTC  

Okay, so let's set a new topic. Today's topic will be: what can we do to combat teachers and tutors who do stuff like this:

2019-03-15 19:01:38 UTC  

I thinhk students need to talk to other students and see how many of their classmates agree. if the teacher doesnt let them present something else, they can make it a unified sort of "protest" which can make a statement

2019-03-15 19:02:02 UTC  

but as a student its tricky, you're in a position of automatic inferiority and subordinance